So, there I was reading a random blog post about Android and the JavaWorld author says something about some awesome, brilliant, insightful Sun Java ME blogger who tends to "slag" on Android. Slag? What's slag? I had to look that up. And, oh, he was a referring to me and had a link to one of my blog posts last year about Android. (Yeah, stop snickering out there) But, of course! :-)

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Java ME Blogger Slags on Android

Here's a quote:

 In addition, because Harmony is a 
 tweaked Java SE implementation, 
 code written for Android doesn't 
 match up with the Java ME standard 
 that Sun would like to see be the 
 default for mobile device 
 development. It's no wonder Sun's 
 official Java ME bloggers tend to 
 slag on it.

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Just beat it, just beat it

We'll miss you.

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Matthew Sacks video records JavaFX Mobile

Matthew shows how it's all done running JavaFX Mobile on the HTC Diamond JavaOne 2009 show device (using our customized Java ME with JavaFX Mobile Embedded Player). For those who didn't come out to JavaOne this year to buy a limited edition JavaFX Mobile developer device... you snooze, you lose.

The new Land Rover S1 is quite an extreme Java ME technology-enabled cell phone. Dust, dirt, shocks, drops? No prahhhh-blem.

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Land Rover S1 Java ME phone

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 The Land Rover S1 is also completely 
 waterproof to a depth of one metre 
 for up to 30 minutes and is 
 resistant to extreme pressure of up 
 to 400 kgs...

 The current handset will come 
 equipped with a 2Mega-Pixel 
 waterproof camera with built-in 
 flash, built-in GPS, torch light, 
 FM radio, 2GB memory slot, J2ME Java 
 for mobile...

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     Click on arrow to PLAY.  Click on picture to PAUSE/RESUME.  Note: If 
     video playback is blank or slow, reload the page and make sure 
     QuickTime 7.6 is installed on your system.

Wouldn't it be cool if JavaFX Mobile were on all handsets now and you could watch movie trailers from any cell phone?

Programming your cell phone to play a video would be trivial.

In case you missed it at the JavaOne 2009 conference last week, Verizon finally gave in and agreed to allow Java ME apps and games on their wireless network. They finally see the light and agree that there is high value for Java ME on cell phones. Now, we just have to wait until Apple finally has their epiphany on why they should put Java ME on their iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Verizon sees the light

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 However, due to the carrier's 
 newly opened stance toward 
 networks and applications, 
 he said Verizon Wireless will 
 embrace Java technology--and 
 will provide Java developers 
 clear access to Verizon 
 Wireless' network and 
 customers.

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Here's an article about Java Application Terminal Alignment Framework (JATAF), which is a way to ensure your Java ME app or game will run on various networks and handsets. Hey, what happened to all that fragmentation that everyone complains about? Poof! It just disappeared. :-) No wonder why Sun is rallying the mobile faithful...

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Unifying the Java ME platform

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 Since the creation of Java 
 ME, we've had CLDC and MIDP 
 in an attempt to make sense 
 of the chaos. And now, with 
 Google and Apple exciting 
 developers and service 
 providers contemplating 
 their own online stores for 
 mobile, it's back to Java 
 ME - only this time with 
 unified testing.

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While the rest of the world uses Facebook for social networking, for the 3 people in Brazil who happen to use Google's Orkut instead, there's a new Java ME tech-enabled app for their cell phones.

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Have at it Orkut users: Orkut Mobile

Here's a quote:

 Last year, Google released a 
 mobile site for Orkut, and 
 now they have released an 
 Orkut Mobile App, which 
 is available for most Java-
 enabled devices.

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If you want to keep in shape, you have to exercise. And, if you want to keep your brain in shape, you have to download this Java ME game for your cell phone.

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You're a brainiac, brainiac

Here's a quote:

 Your brain is the best 
 opponent for stimulating 
 your mind!

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If you're coming to the JavaOne 2009 conference this year in San Francisco, you'll want to know where to go, what to do... with emphasis on Java ME technology that is. :-) So, why not check out Terrence Barr's list of things to see and do at JavaOne 2009?

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Terrence Barr's Guide to JavaOne

Here's a quote:

 ...CommunityOne West and JavaOne. 
 Now it's time to delve into 
 details - with a mobile/media/
 embedded focus, of course!

 This post is a work in progress. 
 Latest updates:

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Here's a Washington Post piece (via TechCrunch) about how the Nokia Ovi App Store launch today was not just a disaster, but a complete disaster (their words).

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A Total Failure

Here's a quote:

 Today sees the worldwide roll-
 out of Nokia's Ovi Store, the 
 company's response to Apple's 
 App Store... Here's the thing: 
 the launch is an utter disaster 
 and I assume (hope) Nokia 
 executives are outraged with 
 the way things are going. 

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What would happen if someone opened up a store where you could buy Java? Wait... oh, yeah. That's what a cafe is, isn't it? No, not that kind of Java? Hey. There's an idea...

See:

Buy Java Here

Here's a quote:

 There are a few factors that 
 could work in Sun's favor. The 
 company's JavaFX framework—
 which aims to bring richer 
 client application development 
 capabilities to Java—could make 
 it a bit more competitive. 
 During my own tests, I've found 
 that JavaFX is conducive to 
 rapid development... The 
 availability of a convenient 
 distribution channel might also 
 boost the attractiveness of Java 
 as a development platform...

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Here's an article on the top 10 Java ME tech-enabled cell phones to use for mobile gambling. All of the top 10 are Java ME tech-enabled phones.

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Java ME for cell phone gambling

Here's a quote:

 Players wishing to jump on the 
 digital and handheld bandwagon 
 for mobile gaming need to make 
 sure that their mobile device 
 (cell phone, Blackberry, PDA or 
 smart-phone) must be Internet/
 Java ready and enabled on their 
 device.

 From there it's a matter of 
 checking to see if the casino 
 you want to play supports your 
 phone model. 

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How do you ensure that your Java ME game will sell really well? Just combine two popular terms together, like "Mermaids" (scantily clad female fish-like people) and "Millions" (as in millions of dollars you can win on a slot machine). Heck, why not add a third term (my idea), "Mermaids Millions... with ZOMBIES!!!" :-) Eh, not as good, huh?

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Mermaids Millions... with ZOMBIES!!!

Here's a quote:

 Mermaids Millions is the first 
 game from Spin3 to be made 
 available on a JAVA platform 
 and as a web-based application 
 at the time of launch.  This 
 move illustrates Spin3's 
 commitment to providing the 
 most advanced games to the 
 industry's newest devices, as 
 well as the traditional handset 
 market. 

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No more sending as MMS attachments to yourself. No more file transfers with Bluetooth or USB cables. Here's a Java ME app that lets you send your cell phone photos directly to the Web.

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Skip the middle step with Java ME

Here's a quote:

 Glogger is available for download 
 in different versions with 
 different capabilities. For J2ME 
 enabled (Java) phones, there is 
 Glogger Lite 2.2...

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